John McCloy
The American who let the Nazis rebuild Germany
John McCloy freed Hitler’s favourite industrialists. Their firms still dominate the country’s economy
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition